S. 3318 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3318 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2020Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To promote transparency in health care pricing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2020. 2. Transparency in All Health Care Pricing (a) In general All providers to the public of health care items, products, services, or procedures shall disclose to the public, on a continuous basis, the cash prices for such items, products, services, or procedures in accordance with this section. (b) Manner of disclosure The disclosure required under subsection (a) shall— (1) be made in an open and conspicuous manner; and (2) be made available at the point of purchase, in print, and on the internet.